Candle stick or holder.



I PATENTED APR. 2, 1907.

H. P. NEHR. CANDLE STICK OR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 00115, 1902.

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HERMAN F. NEHR, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO BENZIGER BRos, or NEW YoRK, N. Y., A FIRM.

CANDLE STICK OR HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed October 15, 1902. Serial No. 127,340-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN F. NEHR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candle Sticks or Ilolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to candle sticks or holders; and its principal objects are to provide a simple candle stick or holder that will sustain or hold the candle in position after it.

has burned below its upper support and also that will obscure the light from the candle as little as possible.

My invention consists in certain features and details herein described and shown.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown the preferred embodiment of my in vention, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, the dotted lines showing the positions of the candle before and after it is burned below its upper support. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the candlesupport shown in Fig. 1.

Similar numbers represent like parts in both figures.

1 is the base of the candleholder, 2 is the upper support of the same, and 3 is the rigid connection between said base and support. The base 1 is preferably round, as shown, and is provided with a plurality of wedge-shaped or pyramidical projections 4:, extending upward from said base near its periphery. These projections 4 are preferably arranged radially and so that they will enter the lower end of the candle at its edge when forced down upon the base 1, as shown in Fig. 1.

The upper support 2 for the candle is in the form of a ring, which is concentrically situated over the center of the base 1 and pro jections 4. The connections 3 for sustaining the upper support 2 extends outward, as shown, and is and needs be of a thickness and breadth sufficient only to keep the base 1 and support 3 firmly in their proper relative positlons.

The candle 5 (see Fig. 1) is inserted through the ring-support 2 and forced down over the spiked wedge-shaped projections 4, which serve to automatically center the candle between them on the base 1. The base 1, projections 4, and ring-support 3 will sustain the candle 5 in position until it burns down below the support 2 when the spiked projections 4 will be sufficient to hold the candle on the base 1. There being only one connection 3 between the base 1 and upper support 2 and such connection being quite narrow and extending outward from said base and support there will be the least possible obstruction to the light from the candle when it has burned down below the support 2, as shown by dotted lines 6 in Fig. 1. The base being flat and only slightly greater in diameter than the candle will retain little or none of the melted drippings from the candle, so that when one candle has burned out the holder will be in condition to receive another. This invention is therefore of especial value when used in candelabra and in all situations where great numbers of candles are consumed.

The entire candle-holder as above described is preferably integral and a single casting of metal.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown and described, as many changes may be made without departing from the principles of my invention or sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A candle stick or holder consisting of an upper support and a lower support comprise ing inwardly and downwardly inclined surfaces for automatically centering and holding the lower end of the candle.

2. A candle stick or holder consisting of an mg means for automatically centering and holding the lower end of the candle, and a connection between said support and said base extending a considerable distance laterally of the said parts.

3. A candle stick or holder consisting of an upper rigid circular support and a base provided with a plurality of inclined wedgeshaped devices for automatically centering and holding the lower end of the candle, and a connection between said support and said base, said support, base and connection being formed integrally.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN F. N EHR.

lVitnesses EDWIN SEGER, PENNINGTON HALSTED.

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